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$850 plus shipping ($40 usps insured for now, will get set up with ups later but shipping will cost a little more) and sales tax for ca. residents.
fj80 high steer anyone? (1 Viewer)
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$850 plus shipping ($40 usps insured for now, will get set up with ups later but shipping will cost a little more) and sales tax for ca. residents.
Nice and that includes two knuckles and 2 arms? Are these tapered for 80 tie rod ends?
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2 knuckles, 2 arms, and all studs and nuts to connect them.
the only option at this time for rod ends are heims with 5/8" bolts due to the design. some will need the rods under the arm, some over the arm. with tapered holes you get only one option. some day we might do a run of tapered arms and see how they sell.
from my personal experience i've had better luck with heims than the 80 TRE's. but like i said, if there's enough demand i'll do a run of tapered arms.
canadian bum
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Is there an option for right hand drive steering arms? I know there are lots of these up here in Canada and not to mention around the world.
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absolutely.
each kit is capable of right or left hand drive, and mechanical steering or full hydro with 8" ram.
2 knuckles, 2 arms, and all studs and nuts to connect them.
the only option at this time for rod ends are heims with 5/8" bolts due to the design. some will need the rods under the arm, some over the arm. with tapered holes you get only one option. some day we might do a run of tapered arms and see how they sell.
from my personal experience i've had better luck with heims than the 80 TRE's. but like i said, if there's enough demand i'll do a run of tapered arms.
Heim joints are not really a good choice for a single sheer application
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why do thousands of hardcore v-8 buggies and full size trucks with dana 60s or rockwells run heims in single shear with 44" and larger tires? it must be a REALLY bad idea for them.
I gues maybe it has something to do with the size of the Heim maybe I dont know
But a friend of mine has sheered 2 on his heep and another friend sheered one on his yota
Hey its all good I am just going by what I have seen thats all.
You probably know better than me since this is what you do
But a friend of mine has sheered 2 on his heep and another friend sheered one on his yota
Hey its all good I am just going by what I have seen thats all.
You probably know better than me since this is what you do
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no worries, there's a lot of he said she said info out there. i have heard of 5/8" grade 8 bolts bending or breaking on single shear steering set-ups too. they're few and far between, and they break or bend for the most part due to not being properly tightened. this is the main reason steering studs break too. when they're tight they work just fine, and when they're loose they break pretty easy. i've been flogging toyotas since '03 and all have had single shear heim steering, and i've never had a failure. this does not mean that a 5/8" bolt will never break, hell, anything can break if pushed beyond it's limits. it happens all the time in this sport.
for those with fab skills who desire double shear, these arms are weldable and boxing in a double shear plate is a relatively simple task.
down the road we will offer some bling double shear arms, but they will not have any of the adjustability for rod location that these arms have.
oh here's another pic for s**ts and grins.
Cruiserdrew
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Wow. Congrats.
Can you get the steering arms without the drillings? It should be fairly easy to drill them for GM 1 ton tapers or anything else.
Can you get the steering arms without the drillings? It should be fairly easy to drill them for GM 1 ton tapers or anything else.
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i could do that but new flats would need to be cut into the arms for the proper angle. that would be a lot of work. i think there will be enough demand for this, therefore tapered arms will be in the works soon. just how soon they will be available i can not say just yet.
website is up but not coming up under a search just yet.
copy and paste this into your browser to see it: http://hellfirefabworks.com/
it's not 100% finished yet, but it's a nice start.
Tapage
Club 4X4 Panamá
congrats Billy .. that's good looking knukle ..
i could do that but new flats would need to be cut into the arms for the proper angle. that would be a lot of work. i think there will be enough demand for this, therefore tapered arms will be in the works soon. just how soon they will be available i can not say just yet.
What are the dimensions of your inserts and arms. If there is enough material I would think it possible to cut a GM 1-ton or 80-series taper into the insert itself and then weld into place. Thickness of the arm might not allow for full engagement of TRE threads however.
I've run 3/4" heim joints in single sheer on my steering arms for my daily driver FJ40 for 12+ years without issue. But, ...the FZJ80 is almost 2000lbs heavier. I'd rather have 1-ton TREs if possible.
I need these! :
Joel Moranton photo
Cruiserdrew
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Craig-Interesting photo. Is that your truck? If so, where? What happened?
billy138, I've long since stopped watching your progress but congrats on finishing the product!!
It looks like a winner
It looks like a winner
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billy138, I've long since stopped watching your progress but congrats on finishing the product!!
It looks like a winner
thank you sir!
Damnit they look sexy!
Do you have an idea how much shipping will be to Europe? To the Netherlands to be precise. Are these 'on the shelf' so to speak or are you taking orders for the next production run?
cheers
Do you have an idea how much shipping will be to Europe? To the Netherlands to be precise
. Are these 'on the shelf' so to speak or are you taking orders for the next production run?cheers
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we still have a few sets left from this batch. pm me your shipping address and i'll get a quote for you.
